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TODAY'S HEADLINERS

Film screening noon The National Archives presents a screening of "The Fighting Lady," a documentary about the World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington and the men who served on her. Location: Theater, National Archives, Constitution Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets NW. Contact: 301/713-6000.

SUPREME COURT

SENATE

HOUSE

Not in session. No committee meetings are scheduled. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Vikings symposium all day The National Museum of Natural History holds a symposium about the Viking expansion westward, Norse-native contact and conditions of daily life in western settlements. The symposium is being held in conjunction with its exhibition "Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga." The participants include Norwegian Queen Sonja. Location: Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Contact: 202/822-9491.

Ideas forum 8:30 a.m. The Century Foundation holds a policy forum on "Ideas 2000: Bold Thinking in Complacent Times." The speakers include: Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times; Barry Bluestone, political economy professor and director of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University; James Galbraith, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs professor at the University of Texas, Austin; and Theda Skocpol, government and sociology professor at Harvard University. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 212/452-7722.

Presidential appointments process discussion 8:30 a.m. The Brookings Institution holds a discussion on the current state of the presidential appointments process and the presidential appointee initiative. The participants include: Franklin Raines, former Office of Management and Budget director; Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator; Paul Light, vice president and director of governmental studies at the Brookings Institution, and Virginia Thomas, the Heritage Foundation. Location: John Hay Room, Hay-Adams Hotel, 1 Lafayette Square NW. Contact: 202/797-6090.

Armenia discussion 10 a.m. The Center for Strategic and International Studies holds a discussion on "Foreign Policy of Armenia." The speaker is Vartan Oskanian, minister of foreign affairs for the Republic of Armenia. Location: B-1 Conference Level, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3242.

Afghan news conference 11:30 a.m. The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan holds a news conference and rally to condemn the atrocities by the Taleban against the people of Afghanistan. Location: Lafayette Park, across from the White House. Contact: 703/585-9127.

Association of Flight Attendants protest noon The Association of Flight Attendants and the Coalition of Labor Union Women hold a protest at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters because the agency has not acted on their request for stronger health and safety protections on the job. Location: FAA Headquarters, 800 Independence Ave. SW. Contact: 202/712-9799, Ext. 804.

Magnetic resonance imaging lecture noon The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center holds a lecture on "Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Emergency Room." The speaker is Dr. Robert Balaban, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Location: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda. Contact: 301/594-5678.

Islam discussion 2 p.m. The Center for Strategic and International Studies holds a panel discussion on the "Evolution of Islam in the Arab World." Location: B-1 Conference Level, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3186.